Senate Bill 340
Requirements for candidates to appear on the ballot of a recognized political party
Topics: Elections: Ballots, Political parties
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 19, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, any individual who seeks to have his or her name appear on the ballot at an election, including a recall election, must file a declaration of candidacy stating the candidate's name and affirming the fact that the signer is a candidate for a named office, and that the signer meets all of the necessary qualifications to hold the office and will qualify for the office if nominated and elected.
This bill provides, in addition, that if the individual seeks to appear on the ballot of a political party that has qualified for a separate ballot or a separate column or row on the ballot in partisan elections, the signer must state that he or she adheres to the principles of the party under which the signer's name will appear on the ballot.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 11, 2012
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 19, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Dec 19, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 19, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators S. Coggs, Hansen and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Berceau, Bewley, Hulsey and Sinicki
- Dec 19, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Jan 11, 2012 · Senate
Representative Mason added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor